Make your own tees for a hen party with Cricut Easy Press
Published on 9 May 2022 1 min readCalling all brides to be and bridal teams! Celebrate your hen do in style with a set of personalised T-shirts for the whole bridal party. Check out Emma Jewell's cute Cricut Design template and this super easy tutorial to make fabulous iron-on T-shirts with a Cricut Easy Press. No time to waste, you've got a hen party to go to!
Materials
- Cricut Maker 3
- Cricut Easy Press
- Cricut Design Space app installed on a laptop, PC, Tablet or mobile device
- Plain T-shirt
- Cricut Smart Iron on Pink
- Weeding tool
How to make your t-shirt
1
Start by opening the above project on Cricut Design Space, then select the images you would like to use and resize them to fit the T-shirts you have.
![Hen party designs](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/e89a48cd-1377-4c5b-bc4f-110d11a0ea64_Hen+Party+tshirt+1.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,275,2338,1169&w=636&h=318)
2
Next head to make it and make sure to mirror project. Next choose the type of iron-on you are using. For Smart Iron-on, load it into the machine face down. If working with non-smart iron on load it face down onto a mat, then into the machine and start cutting.
![Printing with Cricut Explore](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/1d4a76ae-9a5f-4ae5-bbe7-26dc7c09694a_Hen+Party+Tshirt+2.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,271,1980,990&w=636&h=318)
3
Once cut, weed your design by removing all the parts of the iron-on except for your design.
![Weed your design](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/3f94b708-3a98-4d52-8cfa-b6844c647ca3_Hen+Party+Tshirt+3.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,124,2048,1024&w=636&h=318)
4
Next prepress your T-shirt for 10 seconds to remove any moisture in the fabric. Lay the iron-on design on to the back of a T-shirt and press with your Easy Press. Check the Cricut Heat App for the correct heat and time for your material and iron-on type.
![Press with Easy Press](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/122b5490-20cd-48eb-a3a0-d2560e163e26_Hen+party+tshirt+4.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,2048,1024&w=636&h=318)
5
Once pressed wait for the iron-on to cool before peeling off the plastic carrier sheet. Repeat the steps above for each T-shirt. These are now ready to wear to your hen party!
![step 5](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/f5cfa98f-3d58-4bf4-b03b-55b6b2cf090b_Hen+party+Tshirt+5.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,219,2048,1024&w=636&h=318)